In history, there was an idler with the pen name 'Fisherman of the East China Sea' who wrote a biography called "Five Seven Nine Biography".

What is this five-seven-nine legend?

is talking about the domestic slaves of the three cabinet chiefs during the Wanli period.

Among them, seven refers to You Qi, and nine refers to Song Jiu.

Song Jiu, surnamed Song, Xu Bin.

After defecting to Shen Shixing, he changed his surname to Shen, so it is okay to call him Shen Jiu, or Song Jiu.

The people of the time once compared You Qi and Song Jiu.

said that Song Jiu's power was not as powerful as You Qi, and if he didn't move like You Qi, he would call him a brother and a brother with the waiter, and he would be on an equal footing with the side generals.

But Song Jiu is low-key and not in the limelight, and he is very talented, and he can even ghostwrite for Shoufu Shen Shixing. As for the family wealth, Shen Jiu is also rich, far better than You Qi. If the foreign ministers and generals want to get acquainted with Shen Shixing, he will introduce them on his behalf and get one or two benefits from it.

In the end, Song Jiu happened, and the imperial history impeached Shen Shixing, saying that Shen Shixing connived at Song Jiu to bribe and gain the experience of official Jingwei.

Because of Song Jiu's affairs, Shen Shixing's reputation was affected, but Song Jiu was safe. On the other hand, You Qi died in prison.

Therefore, some people at the time said that the style of domestic slaves can be observed from the sidelines, the behavior of the two prime ministers, and the final ending.

But that's another plane.

Lin Yanchao and Song Jiu chatted for a while, complimenting each other a few words, and felt that this person was still vigilant.

Song Jiu is good friends with You Qi, and he understands the lessons of You Qi, no matter how they are, they are just house slaves.

Zhang Juzheng, Shen Shixing is the prime minister, even if he loses power, at least he is protected by the rules of officialdom. But the house slave is different, the house slave who lost power in the prime minister's family is dead, who will care.

At this time, the Shen Mansion had already turned on the lamp.

The maid served Lin Yanchao a bowl of mung bean soup, which was made with honey, and it was so cold that it was particularly refreshing to drink.

Lin Yanchao took two sips and said, "After I just went to the palace gate to wait for the decree today, I rushed to the mansion, and now it's really good to see Brother Song." ”

Song Jiu smiled and said, "Zong Hai really has a heart, by the way, when will he meet the saint?" ”

Lin Yanchao paused and said, "Not yet." ”

Song Jiu was stunned, and then said with a smile: "I heard the master say, recently the Shanxi emergency report, the Yellow River rushed to Henan, I heard that this time the water situation is not inferior to the time in the ninth year of Wanli." If we repeat the mistake of flooding dozens of states and counties, millions of people will be homeless, and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

After the Son of Heaven learned about this, he was restless for several days, couldn't sleep well, and kept thinking about the water situation in Henan. Some imperial historians also said that last year, there were many incidents in the southwest, and this year the Yellow River was on the water, and the heavens warned him, asking His Majesty to introspect. Not long ago, His Majesty went to the Temple of Heaven to fast for three days, no wonder His Majesty has no time to see you, Zong Haishi does not need to be uneasy. ”

Lin Yanchao suddenly heard it, it turned out that the ins and outs were like this.

The career he is most concerned about at the moment is the top priority for Lin Yanchao.

But for the Son of Heaven, the family and the country are the most important things, as for the position that he can get to when he is summoned, I don't know, but it is definitely not as important as the Yellow River.

Because the Son of Heaven did not summon him for a while, he suffered from gains and losses, and even Song Jiu could see it.

Lin Yanchao smiled when he heard this, and arched his hand: "Thank you Brother Song for mentioning it, if you don't say it, I'm really worried." ”

Song Jiu saw Lin Yanchao admit it bluntly, and laughed loudly: "Fame and fortune are human nature." Brother Zong Hai can not hide it, this point is stronger than many people. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "Don't dare to be, Your Majesty can put your family and country first, what is my point of waiting." ”

Lin Yanchao thought about it at this time, if the Son of Heaven was really worried about the matter of the Yellow River, then he had just returned from Henan, and the Son of Heaven should be the first to see him to consult about the water situation in Henan, and it seemed that Song Jiu did not guess the real reason.

While he was talking, a subordinate on the side said, "Lord Lin, Yuanfu has time here." ”

When Lin Yanchao heard this, he immediately withdrew his smile, and immediately put on his whole body. Song Jiuzuo led the way and took Lin Yanchao out of the gate of the flower hall.

Shen Shixing is still the original place to see himself, and there is still no change in the scenery for several years, but the stone road under his feet has been paved again.

The three south-facing main rooms in the courtyard are where Shen Shixing meets guests.

Lin Yanchao walked to the front of the house, and immediately someone from the Shen Mansion raised the curtain and said with a smile: "Champion Gong!" ”

These servants who have followed Shen Shixing for many years also know Lin Yanchao, so they are still greeted by the old title of Zhuangyuan Gong.

Lin Yanchao smiled and walked into the house.

There are three main houses, the east room is an independent warm pavilion, the west room is an outhouse, and Shen Shixing is in the middle of the main house.

Lin Yanchao walked to the outhouse, but felt a chill on his body, and it turned out that ice cubes had been prepared around the house to cool down. The temperature is just right, just to dissipate the heat, neither hot nor cold.

As for the outhouse, the floor is paved with gold bricks from Linqing, which looks smooth as a mirror.

Song Jiu led Lin Yanchao inside, and said by the curtain in the inner room: "Master, do you know who is coming?" ”

Riya said: "Is it Yanshio?" ”

When Lin Yanchao heard this, he immediately went to the curtain and saluted: "Student Lin Yanchao knocks to see the teacher. ”

Lin Yanchao's voice sounded a little trembling.

"Come in and talk."

At that moment, Song Jiu opened the curtain for Lin Yanchao, Lin Yanchao lifted his robe and entered, and Song Jiu stayed outside the house.

But I saw Shen Shixing sitting in the public case office facing south, correcting official documents, and the two maids on the left and right were cutting fruit on the side.

Shen Shixing stopped writing, looked up at Lin Yanchao and said, "On such a hot day, how can you still dress so tightly and sit down and talk." ”

"Yes."

After the maid brought the pestle, Lin Yanchao was sitting in danger. Shen Shixing saw that there was sweat on his forehead, and stretched out his pen and nodded.

A maid on the side picked up a feather fan and fanned Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao bowed slightly, then sat down again and glanced at Shen Shixing. But seeing Shen Shixing's sideburns and beard neatly combed, his robes are all clean, his complexion is very ruddy, and his complexion is radiant, so it can be seen that he is well maintained on weekdays, and he can't tell that this is an old man in his fifties.

Shen Shixing wrote for a while, then stopped writing, and the maid on the side took out the seal letter from the box.

After stamping the letter, Shen Shixing shook the bell next to the public case, and a subordinate bent down and walked into the house.

Shen Shixing said: "Immediately paint it and send it to Yunnan overnight!" ”

The next person said that he picked up the letter and left.

Yunnan? Mu Wangfu?

Lin Yanchao speculated wildly in his heart, but saw the maid presenting the peeled melons and fruits in the shape of a boat.

Shen Shixing waved his hand, but took a sip of tea, and then looked at Lin Yanchao.

Lin Yanchao immediately lowered his gaze, leaned forward, and his attitude was more respectful than before.

In the past, when Lin Yanchao came to Shen Mansion and often visited the door, he and Shen Shixing worked side by side on the kang, just like a real teacher and student chatting.

But this time we met again, but it was different.

You must know that although the second assistant and the first assistant are both cabinet scholars, there is a huge difference in power.

Zhang Siwei was also a second assistant back then, but he had no sense of existence in the imperial court, and everything was covered by Zhang Juzheng.

And Shen Shixing is now the first assistant, the real prime minister of the cardinal court.

When power changes, attitudes should also change immediately, and we must not take the old friendship.

Shen Shixing looked at Lin Yanchao, and then the first thing he asked made him break out in a cold sweat behind his back.

Lin Yanchao lowered his head, but listened to Shen Shixing and said slowly: "Henan is flooding now, why did you come back to Beijing as a parent official?" ”

Shen Shixing's tone was a little questioning, a little stern.

Lin Yanchao replied calmly: "Back to the teacher, after the student received the holy decree, he received the report from the upstream sheep. At that time, the students thought of their teacher's instructions in their hearts and did not dare to stay, so they rushed back to Beijing day and night. As for the Guide side, the students have already made arrangements......"

Lin Yanchao now talked about the water control in the past three years in Guide, and then talked about the arrangements he had made in advance and the candidates he had arranged in order to prepare for the flood.

After speaking, Lin Yanchao raised his head and saw Shen Shixing pinching his beard and listening carefully.

Then Shen Shixing said: "I see, but your return to Beijing this time is very loud, and the matter of Tongzhou Wharf was told to me by Yongjia." If this assistant expects it to be good, it will not be a few days before a speaker will impeach you for leaving without permission, abandoning the people. ”

Lin Yanchao was furious from the bottom of his heart when he heard this, these goddamn birdmen are really unsquirting, spraying everything.

After a pause, Shen Shixing said: "Of course, if you don't hurry back to Beijing and stay in Henan, the official will also impeach you for disobeying the decree and not being a king." In fact, they impeach you, and their intention is not to help. ”

"Teacher!"

Shen Shixing waved his hand and said, "Benfu has long been used to it, and there can be no mistakes in Henan right now." The Ministry of Officials has just promoted you to the first place in the performance appraisal of the state government officials in the world, and His Majesty has issued an order to give you the post to enter Beijing, and as soon as the commendation is given, there will be an accident in the return to Germany, which has undoubtedly swept the face of Your Majesty and me. So that's why Your Majesty didn't schedule a meeting with you. ”

Lin Yanchao nodded, Shen Shixing's thoughts coincided with his own, this was the real answer.

But Lin Yanchao was a little aggrieved in his heart, he worked hard to control the water, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he had worked hard, but there are some birdmen who stand and talk without backache, pointing at you to do things and spraying around, standing not, not sitting, no matter how you find fault with you.

It really me off.

Shen Shixing continued: "However, Your Majesty will still summon you, but probably not to make a clear decree, when the prelude is right, Your Majesty will consult you on the water situation in Henan, as well as your eagerness to return to Beijing, you must be measured in your heart." ”

Lin Yanchao immediately said: "Students remember. ”

Later, Shen Shixing asked Lin Yanchao about the return of the government to Germany, and Shen Shixing asked very carefully.

When it comes to being meticulous and meticulous, Shen Shixing is second to none among so many officials Lin Yanchao has ever seen.

Shen Shixing saw Lin Yanchao talking about political affairs, and he was very relieved to answer the first word.

However, he has been a magistrate for three years, but in terms of handling government affairs, Lin Yanchao is more experienced than many officials who have been magistrates for 30 years.

Shen Shixing got up from behind the official case and said to Lin Yanchao with a pleasant face: "It seems that you have been demoted for three years, not only has it not been in vain, but you have made great progress. ”

Lin Yanchao immediately said: "The student's little skill is secretly learned from the teacher on weekdays. ”

Shen Shixing laughed when he heard this, walked up to Lin Yanchao and said: "When Fang Cai first heard that you returned to Beijing, he treated you a little harshly, because although you and I are teachers and students, and we are close to our families, we should do everything first and then privately, which is a great righteousness and the way of a minister." ”